[Icom] PS-701 mods

[George, W5YR]

Suggest you load the supply to what the 701 would typically draw on receive
and check the voltage then. Sounds fishy but some supplies regulate only
when a minimum load is present.

73/72, George    
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe   
Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!


Dave Edwards wrote:
> 
> I remember there was something screwy about the IC701's pwr supply.
> Yours may be OK!
> ...Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gareth Gammon" <ggammon@bcgroup.net>
> To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 10:28 AM
> Subject: [Icom] PS-701 mods
> 
> My PS-701 power supply, of course, doesn't put out anything like the 13.8
> volts that is stamped on the back panel. Its more like 18.6. Most sources
> suggest not using it with the IC-701, which is wise, but is there a mod
> anyone knows of to add a regulator circuit to the power supply or is there a
> way turn down the voltage  output? It would be a shame to junk it or let it
> sit idle if there was a relatively easy way to regulate it.